Prussian army strength figures are highly aggregated, and the headcounts for Prussian units given below are averages (mean) from brigade (for infantry) or divisional (for cavalry; actually a group of brigades as there were no formal divisions in the Prussian army) strength figures.
CHART II
- Corps No. : Strength of Attached Res Cavalry Sqdn
I : 3
II : 6
III : 6
IV : 3
Note that infantry units listed in the order-of-battle are regiments and that each regiment of line infantry was composed of two battalions (the 1st and 2nd) of musketeers and one battalion (the 3rd) of fusiliers. In addition each line musketeer battalion had one company of grenadiers which were usually converged with -other such companies to form a brigade reserve - the strength of this grendadier battalion is included separately in the order-of-battle. Landwehr regiments in 1815 also had three battalions although the third was a musketeer rather than a fusilier battalion; Landwehr units had no grenadiers. Unit strengths are as follows:
- Type of Battery Composition
12-pdr. 1 how., calibre unknown 3 12-pdr.
6-pdr. 1 how., calibre unknown 3 6-pdr.
Horse 1 how., calibre unknown 3 6-pdr.
| Brigade No. | Musketeer or Fusilier Bn. | Converged Grenadier Bn. |
Rifles (if present) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | 21 | 9 |
| 2 | 18 | 18 | - |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 9 |
| 4 | 18 | 9 | - |
| 5 | 18 | 18 | - |
| 6 | 15 | 15 | - |
| 7 | 15 | 15 | - |
| 8 | 15 | 15 | - |
| 9 | 18 | 18 | - |
| 10 | 15 | 9 | - |
| 11 | 15 | - | - |
| 12 | 15 | 9 | - |
| 13 | 18 | 9 | - |
| 14 | 18 | 9 | - |
| 15 | 15 | 9 | - |
| 16 | 15 | 9 | - |
I Corps
Lt-Gen. v. Zieten [14]1st Bde., Maj-Gen. v. Steinmetz
12 Line
1 Westphalian LW
24 Line
1+3 Co. Silesian Rifles
2nd Bde., Maj-Gen. v. Pirch (II)
6 Line
2 Westphalian LW
28 Line
3rd Bde., Maj-Gen. v. Jagow
7 Line
3 Westphalian LW
29 Line
2+4 Co. Silesian Rifles
4th Bde., Maj-Gen. Henkel
19 Line
4 Westphalian LW
Reserve Cavalry (I Corps) Lt-Gen. v. Roder
1st Bde., Maj-Gen. v. Treskow
Brandenburg Dragoons (4)
1 W. Prussian Dragoons (4)
Brandenburg Uhlans (4)
2nd Bde., Lt-Col. v. Lutzow
6 Uhlan (4)
1 Silesian Hussars (4)
1 Kurmark LW (4)
1 Westphalian LW (4)
Reserve Artillery (I Corps) Col. v. Lehmann
12-pdr. Bty.: 2, 6, 9
6-pdr. Bty.: 1, 3, 6, 8, 15
Horse Bty.: 2, 7, 10
Howitzer Bty.: 1 (4 24-pdr. how.)
II Corps
Lt-Gen. v. Pirch (1) [15]
5th Bde., Maj-Gen. v. Tippelskirch R
2 Line
5 Westphalian LW
25 Line
6th Bde., Maj-Gen. v. Krafft
9 Line
1 Elbe LW
26 Line
7th Bde., Maj-Gen. v. Brause
14 Line
2 Elbe LW
22 Line
8th Bde., Maj-Gen. v. Bose 21 Line 3 Elbe LW 23 Line
Reserve Cavalry (II Corps) Maj-Gen. v. Wahlen-Jurgass
1st Bde., Col. v. Thumen
Silesian Uhlans (4)
6 Neumark Dragoons (4)
11 Hussars (4)
2nd Bde., Lt-Col. v. Sohr
3 Brandenburg Hussars (4)
5 Kurmark LW (4)
5 Pomeranian Hussars (4)
Elbe LW (4)
3rd Bde., Col. v. der Schulenberg
1 Queen's Dragoons (4)
4 Kurmark LW (4)
Reserve Artillery (II Corps) Col. v. Rohl
12-pdr. Bty.: 4, 8
6-pdr. Bty.: 5, 10, 12, 34, 37
Horse Bty.: 5, 6, 14
III Corps
Lt-Gen. v. Thielemann [16]
9th Bde., Maj-Gen. v. Borcke
10th Bde., Col. v. Kampfen
11th Bde., Col. v. Luck
12th Bde., Col. v. Stulpnagel
Reserve Cavalry (III Corps) Mag-Gen. v. Hobe
1st Bde., Col. v. der Marwitz
2nd Bde., Col. v. Lottum
Reserve Artillery (III Corps) Col. v. Monhaupt
Gen. Bulow [17]
13th Bde., Lt-Gen. v. Hacke
14th Bde., Maj-Gen. v. Ryssel
15th Bde., Maj-Gen. v. Losthin
16th Bde., Col. v. Hiller
Reserve Cavalry (IV Corps) Gen. Prince William of Prussia
1st Bde., Col. v. Schwerin
2nd Bde., Lt-Col. v. Watzdorff
3rd Bde., Gen. v. Sydow
Reserve Artillery (IV Corps) Lt-Col. v. Bardeleben
More Armies of Waterloo Campaign
8 Line
1 Kurmark LW
30 Line
27 Line
2 Kurmark LW
3 Kurmark LW
4 Kurmark LW
31 Line
6 Kurmark LW
5 Kurmark LW
7 Uhlans (3)
9 Hussars (3)
8 Uhlans (4)
5 Uhlans (3)
3 Kurmark LW (4)
7 Dragoons (5)
6 Kurmark LW (4)
12-pdr. Bty.: 7
6-pdr. Bty.: 18, 35
Horse Bty.: 18, 19, 20
IV Corps
10 Line
3 Neumark LW
2 Neumark LW
11 Line
2 Pomeranian LW
1 Pomeranian LW
18 Line
4 Silesian LW
3 Silesian LW
15 Line
2 Silesian LW
1 Silesian LW
10 Hussars (4)
1 Pomeranian LW (4)
1 Neumark LW (4)
2 Pomeranian LW (4)
2 Neumark LW (4)
1 Silesian LW (4)
3 Silesian LW (4)
2 Silesian LW (4)
1 W. Prussian Uhlans (4)
8 Hussars (3)
2 Silesian Hussars (4)
12-pdr. Bty.: 3, 5, 13
6-pdr. Bty.: 2, 11, 13, 14, 21
Horse Bty.: 1, 11, 12
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